Chaffee's Layton Tenkhoff had two hits, including a triple, to help his own cause in a 8-2 win over Charleston at home on Wednesday.
Tenkhoff went the distance for the Red Devils (14-1). He gave up two earned runs on 12 hits and had nine strikeouts.
The Bluejays had 12 hits but plated their only two runs in the sixth and seventh innings of the game.
Luke Harris led Charleston with four hits and one RBI.
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WP -- Tenkhoff. LP -- Maness. 3B -- Tenkhoff (Chaf). 2B -- Maness (Char), Harris (Char) Golden (Chaf), Lohman (Chaf). Multiple hits -- Charleston: Harris 4-4, Houseman 3-4, Grimes 2-3; Chaffee: Tenkhoff 2-4, Estes 2-3. Records -- Chaffee 14-1.
Austin Bucher struck out nine batters as Leopold rolled over Oak Ridge on the road in five innings.
Bucher, who was 2 for 4 with an RBI at the plate, went the distance on the mound, giving up one unearned run on three hits.
Casey Graham tacked on a home run, his third of the year, to put the game out of reach in the fourth inning.
Andrew Puchbauer suffered the loss, allowing eight earned runs in three innings.
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WP -- Austin Bucher (2-1). LP -- Andrew Puchbauer. HR -- Casey Graham (L). 2B -- Cameron Davis (L). Multiple hits -- Leopold: Bucher 2-4, Garret Thele 2-4, Zach Beel 3-4, Cord Cooper 2-3; Oak Ridge: Jake LeGrand 2-2. Records -- Leopold 4-7.
Dawson Mayo executed a perfect suicide squeeze bunt in the fifth inning, which allowed the winning run to score for Advance at home on Tuesday.
Zane Eggiman earned the win for the Hornets, allowing one run -- a solo home run off the bat of Austin Teichman in the third. Eggiman struck out five in five innings.
Teichman went 2 for 3 in the game for Puxico.
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WP -- Zane Eggimann. LP -- Stephen Smith. HR -- Teichman (P). 2B -- Teichman (P) , Rogers (P), Brian Whitson (A). Multiple hits -- Puxico: Teichman 2-3. Records -- Advance 9-8.
Lexi Vandeven had eight strikeouts and held Oak Ridge to one run on two hits in seven innings, guiding the Wildcats to a road win.
Ashlyn Bucher had a big day at the plate, tallying four RBIs in the win. Bucher had two doubles and went 3 for 3.
Denai Arnzen also had two doubles for the Wildcats. She was 2 for 3 with two RBIs.
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WP -- Lexi Vandeven (8-2). 2B -- Ca. Seyer (OR), Denai Arnzen (2) (L), Ashlyn Bucher (2) (L), Brittany Garland (L). Multiple hits -- Leopold: Leah Landewee 3-3, Arnzen 2-3, Bucher 3-3. Records -- Leopold 9-2.
Scott City starting pitcher Becky Burger pitched seven innings but took the loss as Naylor defeated the Rams on their home field.
Burger gave up 10 runs but only five were earned as the Rams committed six errors. She struck out four and walked five.
Macy Hall had a triple and an RBI for the Rams. She went 2 for 3 on the day.
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WP -- Tharp. LP -- Becky Burger. 3B -- Macy Hall (SC). 2B -- Rich (N). Multiple hits -- Naylor: Johnson 3-4, Lane 2-4, Rich 2-4, Rogers 2-4; Scott City: Hailey Clayton 2-5, Macy Hall 2-3, Becky Burger 2-4, Liz Hensley 3-4. Records -- Scott City 11-5.
Delta seniors Rachel Birkman and Chastity Taylor each went 3 for 3 in their final home game and had a combined six RBIs.
Shiann Clayborn pitched seven shutout innings for the Bobcats, allowing the Bears offense just three hits in the game. She struck out six and did not give up a walk.
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WP -- Shiann Clayborn. 2B -- Chastity Taylor (2). Multiple hits -- Delta: Rachel Birkman 3-3, Chastity Taylor 3-3, Sierra Coomer 2-3, Megan Parker 2-2, Abby Brown 2-3.
Jordan Nelson scored twice and Maddie Baumgart once as the Bulldogs defeated the Pirates at home.
Central did not drop a match against De Soto in singles and lost only one match in doubles, and the Tigers routed the Dragons at home.
Singles
No. 1 -- Derek Nunnery (C) def. Alex Wickerham, 8-6
No. 2 -- Jonah Roop (C) def. Jacob Dahle, 8-5
No. 3 -- Jalen McDowell (C) def. Blake Krodinger, 8-2
No. 4 -- Caleb Strickland (C) def. Tristan Werkmeister, 8-0
No. 5 -- Alex Gentle (C) def. Jacob Trent, 8-0
No. 6 -- Caleb Ambler (C) def. Tyler Kemp, 8-0
Doubles
No. 1 -- Roop/McDowell (C) def. Wickerham/ Krodinger 8-3
No. 2 -- Nunnery/ Strickland (C) def. Dahle/ Werkmeister, 8-2
No. 3 -- Kemp/ Trent (D) def. Gentle/Ambler, 8-6
The Bulldogs did not drop a match in a doubles in a sweep of Potosi at home.
Singles
No. 1 -- Ben Wedemeier (ND) def. Kameron Richards, 8-0
No. 2 -- Mason Seesing (ND) def. Xavier Ball, 8-0
No. 3 -- Brendan Boswell (ND) def. Austin Dicus, 8-1
No. 4 -- Ethan Derrington (ND) def. Ethan Zettler, 8-4
No. 5 -- Alex Wikel (ND) def. Alex Tuck, 8-3
No. 6 -- Dalton Stroup (ND) def. Aaron Conway, 8-2
Doubles
No. 1 -- Wedemeier/Seesing (ND) def. Richards/Dicus, 8-1
No. 2 -- Boswell/Derrington (ND) def. Ball/Zettler, 8-1
No. 3 -- Wikel/ Stroup, (ND) def. Tuck/Conway, 8-4
Notre Dame's Brady Dickson won medalist honors with a 34, and the Bulldogs defeated the Tigers in a nine-hole tournament at the Bent Creek Golf Course on Wednesday. As a team, the Bulldogs shot 144, a school record in nine-hole tournament play.
Luke Kinder had the low score of the day for Central with a 36.
Notre Dame (144) -- Brady Dickson 34, Jack Litzelfelner 35, Nick Cantoni 37, Jonathan Bell 38, Jon Renner 40.
Central (161) -- Luke Kinder 36, Travis Simmons 37, Kobe Franklin 39, Kegan Bramlett 49, Diana Kanchev 50.
St. Vincent finished ninth out of 16 teams at the Festus Invitational.
Levi Gotto had the lowest score of the day for St. Vincent. He shot an 80 through 18 holes.
Perryville finished 10th with a score of 377.
St. Vincent (372) -- Levi Gotto 80, Zach Heberlie 93, Alex Lipe 88, Ethan Holdman 111, Matt Julian 115.
-- From staff reports
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